Big Black Behr-- Amazing Victorian available

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Mon, 19 May 2003 20:57:41 -0400


I definately want it. Sounds like a unique wonderful piano. Please get it for me and store it. I will call you in a couple years when I have room and come get it. Thanks.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 7:26 PM
Subject: Big Black Behr-- Amazing Victorian available


> Last weekend I saw perhaps the very staunchest old
> upright ever---an 1898 Behr,ebony, probably 57" high,
> with a "Roll-Top" forehead to let the sound out, a
> secret compartment under the lid for--whatever
> Victorians hid, I guess. Fretwork front panels with
> purple silk behind, and an ADJUSTABLE keydip
> mechanism, actuated from beneath the keybed with a
> tuning hammer! WOW! What a beast!
>      My back hurt just looking at it. 
>      Perfect bridges and sound board, Restrung, not
> too badly, and rock maple back posts,5"x5" sqaure,
> that ran in both orientations, forming a gridwork!
> Probably 700 pounds worth of piano, I'd guess! 
>     For sale, reasonably priced, if anyone's
> interested.
>     Thump
> 
> 
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